NEW YORK (AP) — Harry Belafonte sued the estate of Martin Luther King Jr. Tuesday over the fate of three documents he tried to sell at auction. The lawsuit in federal court in Manhattan seeks unspecified damages and a court declaration Belafonte is the rightful owner. The documents are an outline of a Vietnam War […]
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NY Case Puts Black Use of N-word on Trial
NEW YORK (AP) — In a case that gave a legal airing to the debate over use of the N-word among Blacks, a federal jury has rejected a Black manager’s argument that it was a term of love and endearment when he aimed it at a Black employee. Jurors were weighing punitive damages Tuesday after […]
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Judge Tosses 3 NY Lawsuits Against Ex-Elmo Actor Kevin Clash
NEW YORK (AP) — Three lawsuits brought by men who said former Elmo puppeteer and Maryland native Kevin Clash sexually abused them when they were underage were tossed out by a judge who said in a decision published Monday that the men waited too long to sue. U.S. District Judge John G. Koeltl said the […]
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Woman Gets 12 Years for Snatching NY Baby in 1987
A woman who snatched a newborn from a hospital more than two decades ago and raised the child as her own was sentenced Monday to 12 years in prison by a judge who called it a “crime of selfishness” that enhanced parents’ fears and forced hospitals to boost security. Ann Pettway, of Raleigh, N.C., nodded […]
